Senior Principal QA Engineer — Cleaning Validation

Cardinal Health; Earth City (MO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

401k savings plan

HSA

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a senior Quality Engineering professional to develop and execute standardized cleaning validation protocols for multiple sites, including LaVergne and St. Louis. The role supports PQ/PV execution, Environmental Monitoring, and Temperature Validation across contract pharmaceutical packaging operations.

The candidate will travel extensively during the initial phase and contribute to continuous improvement of validation practices aligned with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in quality validation or related fields.
• Experience running or executing cleaning validations is preferred.
• Experience with quality validations across projects is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute cleaning validation master plans, protocols and reports.
• Design cleaning validation studies based on risk assessments and product/equipment characteristics.
• Establish acceptance criteria for residues and contaminants; support PQ/PV execution.

Skills

Experience range 8-12 years

Executing cleaning validations

Quality validations experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a senior Quality Engineering professional to develop and execute standardized cleaning validation protocols for multiple sites, including LaVergne and St. Louis. The role supports PQ/PV execution, Environmental Monitoring, and Temperature Validation across contract pharmaceutical packaging operations.

The candidate will travel extensively during the initial phase and contribute to continuous improvement of validation practices aligned with regulatory standards.